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India - Agriculture Employment 2024

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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

42.35% −1.16% from 2023 Global rank: 146th

India's agriculture employment was 42.35% in 2024, decreased +1.16% from 43.51% in 2023. This was the 146th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2024
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.10%	23.1%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.19%	-2.7%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.38%	-2.0%
4th	Israel	0.78%	-3.5%
5th	Bahamas, The	0.80%	-3.6%
6th	Bahrain	0.86%	-2.8%
7th	United Kingdom	0.87%	-0.4%
8th	Luxembourg	0.90%	-5.2%
9th	Malta	0.91%	-18.3%
10th	Belgium	1.01%	-7.1%
11th	Germany	1.09%	-9.8%
12th	Canada	1.13%	-11.2%
13th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.17%	-2.8%
14th	Djibouti	1.19%	-3.9%
15th	Brunei Darussalam	1.24%	-2.7%
16th	Barbados	1.30%	-4.9%
17th	United Arab Emirates	1.48%	-2.5%
18th	United States	1.57%	0.0%
19th	Guam	1.61%	-3.2%
20th	Virgin Islands (US)	1.63%	-2.7%
21st	Qatar	1.66%	-1.7%
22nd	Denmark	1.67%	-17.5%
23rd	Netherlands	1.75%	-3.7%
24th	New Caledonia	1.80%	-0.5%
25th	Sweden	1.81%	2.5%
26th	Kuwait	1.93%	-1.2%
27th	French Polynesia	1.99%	-3.6%
28th	Channel Islands	2.11%	-2.4%
29th	Cyprus	2.20%	-10.7%
30th	Australia	2.23%	3.8%
31st	Slovak Republic	2.24%	-28.2%
32nd	Switzerland	2.30%	2.4%
33rd	France	2.39%	-4.6%
34th	Norway	2.56%	7.0%
35th	Saudi Arabia	2.57%	-6.2%
36th	Czechia	2.82%	-3.2%
37th	Austria	2.83%	-9.3%
38th	Portugal	2.86%	-8.1%
39th	Japan	2.88%	-4.1%
40th	Estonia	3.07%	18.3%
41st	Jordan	3.20%	-2.3%
42nd	European Union	3.33%	-9.2%
43rd	Italy	3.43%	-4.7%
44th	Spain	3.47%	-0.7%
45th	Finland	3.57%	-1.3%
46th	Iceland	3.70%	-2.0%
47th	Slovenia	3.77%	-6.2%
48th	Ireland	3.95%	-14.6%
49th	Hungary	4.24%	-4.1%
50th	Montenegro	4.35%	-2.5%
51st	Croatia	4.49%	-3.7%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	4.65%	0.7%
53rd	Bulgaria	4.84%	-22.4%
54th	Lithuania	4.85%	-4.2%
55th	Mauritius	4.89%	-3.5%
56th	Korea	5.20%	-2.4%
57th	Russian Federation	5.24%	-4.1%
58th	South Africa	5.44%	-1.1%
59th	New Zealand	5.53%	-1.4%
60th	Oman	6.05%	-1.4%
61st	Chile	6.23%	0.3%
62nd	Poland	6.50%	-23.4%
63rd	Latvia	6.92%	18.7%
64th	Suriname	7.09%	-1.6%
65th	Dominican Republic	7.19%	-2.7%
66th	Argentina	7.25%	-1.6%
67th	St. Lucia	7.67%	-22.7%
68th	Brazil	7.72%	-5.9%
69th	Iraq	8.18%	-2.2%
70th	Uruguay	8.31%	-3.0%
71st	North Macedonia	8.76%	12.8%
72nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	9.34%	-3.0%
73rd	Malaysia	9.44%	-3.2%
74th	Cabo Verde	9.57%	-3.4%
75th	Algeria	9.66%	-1.9%
76th	Belarus	9.75%	-3.6%
77th	Libya	10.52%	-0.7%
78th	Greece	10.99%	-4.2%
79th	Romania	11.26%	-5.5%
80th	Mexico	11.61%	-3.0%
81st	Maldives	11.63%	-3.2%
82nd	Kazakhstan	11.65%	-3.1%
83rd	Costa Rica	11.77%	-12.2%
84th	São Tomé and Principe	12.32%	-1.3%
85th	Guyana	12.56%	-4.6%
86th	Tunisia	12.71%	-1.1%
87th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	13.77%	-2.2%
88th	El Salvador	14.07%	-1.1%
89th	Jamaica	14.25%	-2.1%
90th	Colombia	14.25%	-1.0%
91st	Türkiye	14.55%	-0.6%
92nd	Eswatini	14.91%	-2.2%
93rd	Cuba	15.84%	-1.8%
94th	Kyrgyz Republic	16.01%	-4.6%
95th	Paraguay	16.22%	-5.6%
96th	Panama	16.36%	11.2%
97th	Belize	16.39%	-2.7%
98th	Syrian Arab Republic	16.44%	-0.8%
99th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.12%	-2.6%
100th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	17.98%	-1.7%
101st	Botswana	18.11%	0.6%
102nd	Serbia	18.57%	0.6%
103rd	Philippines	21.19%	-3.9%
104th	China	22.22%	-2.6%
105th	Turkmenistan	22.22%	-0.2%
106th	Honduras	22.63%	-1.5%
107th	Namibia	22.64%	-1.3%
108th	Peru	23.42%	-2.3%
109th	Nepal	23.48%	-1.9%
110th	Tonga	24.24%	-2.2%
111th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	24.92%	-0.6%
112th	Uzbekistan	25.65%	-1.8%
113th	Viet Nam	25.87%	-4.1%
114th	Sri Lanka	26.32%	-0.5%
115th	Mongolia	27.26%	-4.0%
116th	Armenia	27.48%	-2.1%
117th	Samoa	27.74%	-5.0%
118th	Indonesia	27.96%	-2.8%
119th	Morocco	28.27%	-2.8%
120th	Gambia, The	28.30%	-2.6%
121st	Thailand	28.99%	-4.1%
122nd	Gabon	29.08%	-0.8%
123rd	Guatemala	29.45%	-1.2%
124th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	30.29%	-0.8%
125th	Senegal	30.65%	-2.6%
126th	Nicaragua	30.67%	-1.1%
127th	Lesotho	31.12%	-1.3%
128th	Albania	31.43%	-1.9%
129th	Yemen, Republic of	31.81%	-0.5%
130th	Ecuador	32.59%	8.6%
131st	Mauritania	32.80%	-1.8%
132nd	Comoros	34.07%	-1.6%
133rd	Nigeria	34.10%	-1.7%
134th	Cambodia	34.16%	-3.2%
135th	Azerbaijan	34.69%	-1.3%
136th	Georgia	34.77%	-2.4%
137th	Ghana	35.19%	-2.3%
138th	Fiji	36.11%	-1.8%
139th	Rwanda	36.50%	-29.6%
140th	Pakistan	36.54%	-0.6%
141st	Congo, Republic of	36.76%	-0.9%
142nd	Papua New Guinea	37.46%	-1.6%
143rd	Togo	38.28%	-1.3%
144th	Benin	41.05%	-1.9%
145th	Liberia	41.87%	-1.7%
146th	India	42.35%	-2.7%
147th	Cameroon	42.37%	-1.2%
148th	Solomon Islands	42.75%	-0.7%
149th	Bhutan	43.20%	-1.4%
150th	Tajikistan	44.12%	-2.1%
151st	Vanuatu	44.63%	0.0%
152nd	Bangladesh	44.74%	-1.4%
153rd	Sierra Leone	45.09%	-1.0%
154th	Myanmar	45.36%	0.2%
155th	Côte d'Ivoire	46.26%	-1.7%
156th	Timor-Leste	46.35%	-4.2%
157th	Kenya	46.50%	-1.4%
158th	Haiti	46.71%	0.1%
159th	Guinea	48.24%	-1.6%
160th	Moldova	50.84%	-0.6%
161st	Afghanistan	51.45%	0.3%
162nd	Angola	52.15%	-0.5%
163rd	Burkina Faso	52.23%	-0.9%
164th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	54.30%	-0.4%
165th	Equatorial Guinea	55.11%	-0.6%
166th	Zimbabwe	55.17%	-0.5%
167th	Zambia	55.32%	-1.2%
168th	Eritrea	55.99%	-0.6%
169th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	58.90%	-1.0%
170th	Guinea-Bissau	61.70%	-0.8%
171st	Mali	63.54%	-0.5%
172nd	Tanzania	65.09%	-0.1%
173rd	Malawi	65.24%	-0.1%
174th	Uganda	65.41%	-0.7%
175th	Central African Republic	66.05%	0.3%
176th	Lao PDR	68.91%	-0.7%
177th	Madagascar	69.52%	-0.5%
178th	Chad	71.87%	-0.1%
179th	Mozambique	73.07%	0.0%
180th	Niger	73.46%	-1.0%
181st	Burundi	85.39%	-0.2%

FAQ

What was India's agriculture employment in 2024?▾

India's agriculture employment in 2024 was 42.35%. This ranked 146th globally.

How did India's agriculture employment change in 2024?▾

India's agriculture employment decreased by 2.7% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2024?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2024 at 85.39%.

What is the agriculture employment of India in 2024?▾

The agriculture employment of India in 2024 was 42.35%. This ranked 146th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for India's agriculture employment?▾

India's agriculture employment went from 43.51% in 2023 to 42.35% in 2024, a 2.7% decrease.

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